Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage
Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage clarified that his earlier reference to the Samurdhi Development Department concerned funds mobilized through Samurdhi institutions, not solely Treasury allocations. He stated that Rs. 60 billion this year is being deployed through Samurdhi Department funds, including Samurdhi-affiliated banks and dedicated funds, alongside about Rs. 2 billion from the ADB and World Bank.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will not respond to each point by the Hon. Member. However, I wish to clarify one matter: when I spoke of the Samurdhi Development Department, I referred to funds mobilized through Samurdhi institutions. While a large share of Treasury funds goes to recurrent expenses, the Rs. 60 billion I mentioned this year is being deployed through Samurdhi Department funds, including through Samurdhi-affiliated banks and dedicated funds, in addition to about Rs. 2 billion received from ADB and the World Bank.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9036